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James Yoder, Hunter, Found Dangling Upside Down From A Tree

James Yoder Hunter

First Posted: 11/14/12 EST Updated: 11/15/12 EST

This probably isn't a story you want to share with your hunting buddies.

James Yoder, 63, of Johnstown, Pa. had to be rescued by firemen who found him dangling upside down from a tree after his legs got caught in a broken tree stand Saturday night, according to the Indiana Gazzette.

Yoder's hunting partner held his head somewhat upright for an hour while they both yelled for help. An off-duty fireman who lives near the area heard the screams and called 911.

"We have not figured out how he did it," Brush Valley Assistant Chief Al Pluchinsky said. "The stand actually broke, and that's how he got tangled up in it."

The AP reports that Yoder was taken to a local hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.

Yoder's ego might be bruised but he should consider himself lucky.

Just this week a hunter died after his tree stand gave way in Harmoney, N.Y.




 
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05:32 PM on 11/15/2012
I guess AOL didn't like my response to Judy! The MSM at their finest.
02:22 PM on 11/15/2012
The latest tree stands have a seat belt that gradually lowers the hunter if he falls out, for safety sake. It is important to upgrade.

Judy Pike will not get paid for this post because it is totally irrelevant to the topic.
12:23 PM on 11/15/2012
Its obvious that Repubs. are bad losers. Im so glad I voted for Obama. McCaine has always had a big mouth to criticize others but needs to do a self-assessment since most american people do not like his comments focused at our elected leader. Maybe he should leave politics if he cannot accept the democratic system and freedom of choice granted to americans-That's why people want to live here jonny boy, if the system were left to his ideals we would lose the option of choice because he obviously does not like the majority of american people having a choice at all.
05:23 PM on 11/15/2012
Moochers electing looters to steal from producers. The country is officially gone now. The scales have tipped where most people vote for the candidate who will give them the most stuff for free. That includes the entitlement crowd and the union thugs. They all want "theirs" no matter the cost. Judy, when Obama says he wants the "rich" to pay their fair share he ignores the fact that they already pay the vast majority of the taxes. When he says anyone making over $250K is "rich" and should pay more he shows his ignorance. Most small businesses are LLCs. In an LLC, the owner has to claim company profits on his or her own personal income tax form even if they leave the money in the company and don't take a dime. They need to have money on hand for operating expenses and to show lending institutions their business is solvent so the banks will extend them a line of credit allowing them to grow and HIRE more people. The government taking that money hurts small businesses and kills growth and job creation. The moochers don't care though because they don't want to work. They want a check for nothing. Obama played people like you as a fool with the class warfare screed. The takers just gave Obama 4 more years to complete the decline of the United States. Congratulations for being duped by Obama and the media. Try thinking next time or better yet, stay home on election day.
06:48 AM on 11/16/2012
Sooo, Obama pushed this guy out of his tree stand?
08:02 PM on 11/15/2012
last i checked this was about an upside-down hunter not your politics
06:47 AM on 11/16/2012
Thank you!
01:35 AM on 11/18/2012
Times change.